Form 8-K

8-K — Duke Energy CORP

Accession: 0001104659-26-060251

Filed: 2026-05-13

Period: 2026-05-07

CIK: 0001326160

SIC: 4931 (ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

May 7, 2026

Commission

file

number

Exact

Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter, State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code, and

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

IRS

Employer

Identification No.

1-32853

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

(a Delaware corporation)

525 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

800-488-3853

20-2777218

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing

is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written

communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting

material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

SECURITIES REGISTERED

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

Registrant

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name

of each exchange on

which registered

Duke Energy

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

DUK

New York Stock Exchange LLC

Duke Energy

5.625% Junior Subordinated Debentures due September 15, 2078

DUKB

New York Stock Exchange LLC

Duke Energy

Depositary

Shares each representing a 1/1,000th interest

in a share of 5.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share

DUK PR A

New York Stock Exchange LLC

Duke Energy

3.10% Senior Notes due 2028

DUK 28A

New York Stock Exchange LLC

Duke Energy

3.85% Senior Notes due 2034

DUK

New York Stock Exchange LLC

Duke Energy

3.75% Senior Notes due 2031

DUK 31A

New York Stock Exchange LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth

company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the

registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards

provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) Duke Energy Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the

“Annual Meeting”) on May 7, 2026.

(b) At the Annual Meeting, shareholders voted on the following items: (i) election of directors;

(ii) ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public

accounting firm for 2026; (iii) an advisory vote to approve the Corporation’s named executive officer compensation; and

(iv) a management proposal regarding an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy

Corporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements. For more information on the proposals, see the Corporation’s

Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 20, 2026. Set forth are the

final voting results for each of the proposals.

· Proposal No. 1 – Election of Director Nominees

Director

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

Votes

Cast FOR

Votes Cast FOR

+ AGAINST

Derrick Burks

519,072,978

6,335,896

1,748,453

143,394,191

98.79 %

Annette K. Clayton

519,917,387

5,631,105

1,608,835

143,394,191

98.93 %

Theodore F. Craver, Jr.

467,063,319

57,570,091

2,523,917

143,394,191

89.03 %

Robert M. Davis

510,791,969

14,539,322

1,826,036

143,394,191

97.23 %

Caroline Dorsa

515,516,034

9,974,497

1,666,796

143,394,191

98.10 %

W. Roy Dunbar

515,993,581

9,423,852

1,739,894

143,394,191

98.21 %

Nicholas C. Fanandakis

515,070,499

9,532,708

2,554,120

143,394,191

98.18 %

Jeffrey B. Guldner

520,300,390

5,087,962

1,768,975

143,394,191

99.03 %

John T. Herron

518,085,417

7,359,747

1,712,163

143,394,191

98.60 %

Idalene F. Kesner

514,591,964

10,912,897

1,652,466

143,394,191

97.92 %

Michael J. Pacilio

516,941,148

8,453,855

1,762,324

143,394,191

98.39 %

Harry K. Sideris

521,709,419

3,583,689

1,864,219

143,394,191

99.32 %

Thomas E. Skains

500,852,867

23,734,150

2,570,310

143,394,191

95.48 %

William E. Webster, Jr.

507,680,482

17,711,679

1,765,166

143,394,191

96.63 %

Each director nominee was elected to the Board of Directors with the

support of a majority of the votes cast.

· Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of Deloitte &

Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

Votes

Cast FOR

Votes Cast FOR

+ AGAINST

Votes

Cast FOR

Votes Cast FOR

+ AGAINST

+ ABSTAIN

639,757,086

28,434,117

2,360,315

N/A

95.74 %

95.41 %

The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Corporation’s

independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 received the support of a majority of the shares represented.

· Proposal No. 3 – Advisory vote to approve the

Company’s named executive officer compensation

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

Votes

Cast FOR

Votes Cast FOR

+ AGAINST

Votes

Cast FOR

Votes Cast FOR

+ AGAINST

+ ABSTAIN

496,884,668

26,030,663

4,241,996

143,394,191

95.02 %

94.26 %

The advisory vote to approve the Corporation’s named executive

officer compensation received the support of a majority of the shares represented.

· Proposal No. 4 – Management proposal regarding

an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

Votes

Cast FOR

Shares Outstanding

516,664,589

7,507,137

2,985,601

143,394,191

66.39 %

The management proposal regarding

an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements

failed to receive the required support of 80% of the shares outstanding.

(d) Not applicable

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto

duly authorized.

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

Date: May 13, 2026

By:

/s/

David S. Maltz

Vice President, Chief

Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary

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